• m13-45-0001-10
    Obverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
  • m13-45-0001-20
    Reverse. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Hellenistic Bronze/Copper Alloy Smaller denomination of Smyrna

Date
240 BC - 190 BC, Hellenistic
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
1985.0247
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Coin
Coin Denomination
Smaller denomination
Coin Mint
Smyrna
Issuers
Officina
Has Mint Mark
no
Has Control Mark
no
Has Monogram
no
Has Countermark
no
Hoard
Monograph 13 Catalog No.
45
Site
Sardis
Sector
ByzFort
Trench
ByzFort 85.NE
Locus
ByzFort 85.NE Locus 39
B-Grid Coordinates
E681 - E684 / S330 - S335 *183.95
Description
This coin type: Obverse: Turreted head of Tyche r.; Reverse: Palm tree ΣΜΥΡ[...?], magistrate name illegible.
Condition
Cracked and eroded
Dimensions
Weight: 0.92g; Diameter: 13mm.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Milne 1923: Type G
Author
JDE